Huron North (provincial electoral district)

Huron North

Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1867
District abolished	1929
First contested	1867
Last contested	1929

Huron North was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It existed from 1867 to 1874, and again from 1908 to 1934, when it was abolished into Huron—Bruce. It consisted of the northern areas of Huron County.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Huron North
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
Riding created
1st	1867–1871		William Torrance Hays	Conservative
2nd	1871–1874		Thomas Gibson	Liberal
Riding dissolved into Huron East, Huron South and Huron West
Riding created from Huron East and Huron West
12th	1908–1911		Armstrong Musgrove	Conservative
13th	1911–1914
14th	1914–1919
15th	1919–1923		John Joynt	Conservative
16th	1923–1926
17th	1926–1929		Charles Alexander Robertson	Liberal
18th	1929–1934
Riding dissolved into Huron—Bruce and Huron

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Torrance Hays	2,030	50.80
	Liberal	Thomas Gibson	1,966	49.20
Total valid votes			3,996	72.48
Eligible voters			5,513
	Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario

1871 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Gibson	2,259	55.86	+6.66
	Conservative	William Torrance Hays	1,785	44.14	−6.66
Turnout			4,044	68.67	−3.81
Eligible voters			5,889
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+6.66
Source: Elections Ontario